The following are amendments to the Ohio Fire Code, as adopted in § 1610.01:
101.2.1 Appendices. Provisions in the appendices of any "International Fire Code" are not adopted as part of this code. A political subdivision with the authority to enact a local fire code may adopt these appendices as a part of such codes.
Exception: Appendix D "Fire Apparatus Access Roads" is adopted and made part of this code.
105 Permit Fee Schedule: Permits issued under this code shall be as follows:
307.2 (Open Burning and Recreational Fires): No charge.
901.2 (Hydrant Permit): No Charge - A service fee may be attached by the Water Department.
105.1.1.1.1 (Explosive Storage): $100.00.
105.1.1.1.2 (Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tanks): No charge; The Ohio State Fire marshal's office may require additional permits. Removal of tanks: $100.00.
105.6.28 (LP Gas System): $100.00.
105.7.17 (Standpipe Systems): $100.00.
105.7.18 Temporary Membrane Structures and Tents: No charge.
105.1.1.1.3 (Exhibition of Fireworks): $100.00.
109.2.5 Time for Correction: The time limits specified for required repairs or improvements described in Section 109 shall be determined by the Code Official, but shall not be less than seven consecutive days, excluding legal holidays. If the violation found is of immediate danger to life or property, the Code Official may reduce the time for correction to "immediate".
109.4.4 Penalty for Violations: Any person, firm, corporation, or organization that violates any provision of this Fire Code, or fails to comply therewith, or violates of fails to comply with any notices issued pursuant to any section thereof, shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. For a subsequent offense, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Fines, penalties and sentencing shall be in accordance with Chapter 698 of the Codified Ordinances of Reading.
Exceptions:
1. Violations of Section 1103.8 Single-and multiple-station smoke alarms by persons of owner occupied single-family dwellings shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $150 dollars for each offense.
907.2.11.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and I-1: Single or multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and I-1 regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations:
(a) On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
(b) In each room used for sleeping purposes.
(c) In each story within the dwelling unit, including basements, but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between adjacent levels, a smoke alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
(d) In buildings having furnace rooms, and/or storage rooms which are not provided with an automatic sprinkler system, smoke alarms shall be installed in a location as approved by the Code Official.
907.2.11.6 Power Source: In new construction, required smoke alarms shall receive their primary power from the building wiring where such wiring is served from a commercial source and shall be equipped with a battery backup. Smoke alarms with integral strobes that are not equipped with battery back-up shall be connected to an emergency electrical system in accordance with paragraph (D)(604) of rule 1301:7-7-06 of the Administrative Code. Smoke alarms shall emit a signal when the batteries are low. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than as required for overcurrent protection.
Exception: Smoke alarms are not required to be equipped with battery backup where they are connected to an emergency electrical system that complies with paragraph (D)(604) of rule 1301:7-7-06 of the Administrative Code, Smoke alarms are permitted to be solely battery operated only in the following owner occupied single family residences: in existing buildings where no construction is taking place; buildings that are not served from a commercial power and in existing buildings undergoing renovations or repairs that do not result in the removal of interior walls or ceiling finishes exposing the structure, unless there is an attic or crawl space which could provide access for building wiring without the removal of interior finishes. All single-family and multi-family rental occupancy smoke alarms must utilize primary building power or sealed battery/power cells with a minimum service expectancy of not less than 10 years.
907.8.5 Inspection, testing and maintenance. The building owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the fire and life safety systems are maintained in an operable condition at all times. Service personnel shall meet the certification requirements of this rule as applicable and the qualification requirements of NFPA 72 as listed in rule 1301:7-7-80 of the Ohio Administrative Code for inspection, testing and maintenance of such systems. Records of inspection, testing and maintenance shall be maintained.
Exception: It shall be the responsibility of the occupant of all non-transient occupancies to test and provide general maintenance of the smoke alarm within their respective control so that the alarm shall be operational at all times. The occupant shall notify the property owner immediately that the smoke alarm is found to be defective. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to repair or to provide and install a replacement smoke alarm once notified by the occupant that a smoke detector is found to be defective.
907.8.6 Tampering: No person shall remove, alter or in any way make inoperative any required smoke alarm, other than for immediate replacement or repair.
(`82 Code, § 1610.02) (Ord. 91-35, passed 4-2-91; Am. Ord. 96-79, passed 10-15-96; Am. Ord. 2006-128, passed 12-5-06; Am. Ord. 2018-50, passed 11-27-18)